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Public Trust Office Profit and Loss Account. Summary of Revenue and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1901. Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. Or. " £ s. d. £ a. d. To Amount transferred to Assurance and Reserve Fund Account .. 1,493 81 By Balance on Ist April, 1901 .. .. .. .. 16,815 10 3 Salaries,— Commission and charges .. .. .. .. 11,557 12 10 Head Office .. .. .. ~ ... 5,730 16 5 Interest, being surplus from investments .. .. .. 8,971 18 1 Branch offices and agencies .. .. .. .. 2,678 13 9 Rents from securities taken over .. .. .. 285 11 9 Agents' commissions .. .. .. .. 2,187 14 8 Valuation-fees received .. .. .. .. 432 3 0 Rent,— ■ Refund cost of advertising West Coast Settlements Reserves .. 76 7 6 Head Office .. .. .. .. .. 475 0 0 Sundries ~ .. .. .. .. .. 23 13 7 Agencies .. .. .. .. ..' 283 12 0 38,162 17 0 Printing, stationery, and office requisites .. .. .. 595 13 6 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. 529 19 0 Services of General Post Office .. .. .. .. 500 0 0 General Post Office, postages .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. 363 16 0 Cleaning, lighting, and firing, Head Office and agencies .. 171 16 ] Advertising .. .. .. .. .. 117 19 3 Furniture and fittings, Head Office and agencies .... 51 18 0 Cost of audit .. .. .. .. .. 240 0 0 Valuation-fees .. .. .. .. .. 431 8 0 Services of Agent-General's Office .. .. .. 75 0 0 Stamping and registering leases .. .. .. 91 18 0 Native Board members' expenses ...... 20 12 2 Premium on fidelity guarantees .. .. .. 18 10 0 Clerical assistance .. .. .. .. .. 32 7 5 Exchange on remittances by wire .. .. .. 33 0 0 Postages, telegrams, and petties .. .. ... 36 15 1 Remuneration for special work for Advances to Settlers Office .. 67 10 0 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 14 2 Compassionate allowance to the widow of the late J. J. M. Hamilton, District Agent at Christchurch .. .. 562 10 0 Cost of inquiry in the estate of J. K. Strachan, Nelson .. 20 11 6 Refunds, commission, and charges .. .. .. 68 2 4 Amount paid for the site of the proposed New Offices .. 3,668 13 4 Balance .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,344 18 3 £38,162 17 0 £38,162 17 0